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October 25, 2018

What it’s like growing up as a girl in the north of England

Sarah Winkler-Reid, Newcastle University and Sarah Ralph, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Research shows that there is a stark geographical divide in the experiences of girls growing up in the UK today.

July 24, 2017

Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science

The rise in student-on-student sexual assaults at school has been linked to the sexualisation of kids, and their easy access to online pornography.

July 19, 2017

Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University

Social media provides many emotional, health and social benefits for young people.

Joanne Orlando
Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
Sonia Livingstone
Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
Sarah Winkler-Reid
Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Newcastle University
Sarah Ralph
Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle